Intramuscular Dirofilariasis Mimicking an Orbital Metastasis in a Patient with Breast Cancer
We present the unusual case of a 74 year-old female with a history of breast cancer who presented with acute painless orbital swelling and vertical diplopia. MRI revealed a focal enhancing mass within the superior rectus muscle. As the concern for metastatic disease was high, surgical biopsy was per...
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| author | Brett M. Henderson Christopher H. Hunt Laurence J. Eckel Kara M. Schwartz Felix E. Diehn Bobbi S. Pritt David J. Schembri Wismayer James A. Garrity |
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| description | We present the unusual case of a 74 year-old female with a history of breast cancer who presented with acute painless orbital swelling and vertical diplopia. MRI revealed a focal enhancing mass within the superior rectus muscle. As the concern for metastatic disease was high, surgical biopsy was performed and revealed an unusual mimicker of metastatic disease, the parasitic infection dirofilariasis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ca2a2421dc7948ccb40e89f95400f4682025-02-03T05:46:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Radiology2090-68622090-68702012-01-01201210.1155/2012/103154103154Intramuscular Dirofilariasis Mimicking an Orbital Metastasis in a Patient with Breast CancerBrett M. Henderson0Christopher H. Hunt1Laurence J. Eckel2Kara M. Schwartz3Felix E. Diehn4Bobbi S. Pritt5David J. Schembri Wismayer6James A. Garrity7College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines University, 3200 Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA 50312, USADepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USADepartment of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USAWe present the unusual case of a 74 year-old female with a history of breast cancer who presented with acute painless orbital swelling and vertical diplopia. MRI revealed a focal enhancing mass within the superior rectus muscle. As the concern for metastatic disease was high, surgical biopsy was performed and revealed an unusual mimicker of metastatic disease, the parasitic infection dirofilariasis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/103154 |
| spellingShingle | Brett M. Henderson Christopher H. Hunt Laurence J. Eckel Kara M. Schwartz Felix E. Diehn Bobbi S. Pritt David J. Schembri Wismayer James A. Garrity Intramuscular Dirofilariasis Mimicking an Orbital Metastasis in a Patient with Breast Cancer Case Reports in Radiology |
| title | Intramuscular Dirofilariasis Mimicking an Orbital Metastasis in a Patient with Breast Cancer |
| title_full | Intramuscular Dirofilariasis Mimicking an Orbital Metastasis in a Patient with Breast Cancer |
| title_fullStr | Intramuscular Dirofilariasis Mimicking an Orbital Metastasis in a Patient with Breast Cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intramuscular Dirofilariasis Mimicking an Orbital Metastasis in a Patient with Breast Cancer |
| title_short | Intramuscular Dirofilariasis Mimicking an Orbital Metastasis in a Patient with Breast Cancer |
| title_sort | intramuscular dirofilariasis mimicking an orbital metastasis in a patient with breast cancer |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/103154 |
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